Apparatus and Method for Relieving Stress

Abstract

A device for relieving user stress and method of using same are disclosed. The device may be provided in the form of a kit that the user may use to relieve himself or herself of troubling thoughts and use the dissolution features of the kit to visually observe the thought melting away. The kit may include a plurality of dissolvable substrates on which thoughts can be recorded, a writing instrument to record the thoughts on the substrate, a vessel to contain a solvent, and a medical device to monitor one or more physiological parameters of the user. The physiological parameters of the user may include blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, brain function, and combinations thereof.

1 . A kit adapted to relieve user stress, comprising:
 a supply of substrates;   a vessel adapted to hold a supply of solvent; and   a writing instrument adapted to write on the supply of substrates.   
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the supply of substrates are surfactant-based. 
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 2 , wherein the writing instrument dispenses a water-based ink. 
     
     
         4 . The kit of  claim 1 , further including a primary lid sized to temporarily close the vessel. 
     
     
         5 . The kit of  claim 4 , wherein the primary lid defines a recess adapted to house the supply of substrates and writing instrument. 
     
     
         6 . The kid of  claim 5 , further including a secondary lid sized to enclose the recess. 
     
     
         7 . The kit of  claim 1 , further including a medical device adapted to measure at least one physiological parameter related to stress level. 
     
     
         8 . The kit of  claim 7 , wherein the medical device monitors a physiological parameter selected from the group consisting of blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, brain function, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The kit of  claim 1 , further including a timing device adapted to measure dissolution duration. 
     
     
         10 . A method of improving at least one physiological parameter of a user, comprising:
 recording information on a tangible substrate;   dissolving the substrate in a solvent; and   allowing the user to observe the substrate transforming from a solid to a liquid for a timed duration sufficient to alter the at least one physiological parameter.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the recording involves using a writing instrument on the substrate. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the substrate is surfactant-based and the dissolving involves depositing the substrate in a water-based solvent. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , further including monitoring the at least one physiological parameter with a medical device. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the monitoring involves monitoring a physiological parameter selected from the group of parameters consisting of blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, brain function, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the allowing alters the at least one physiological parameter downwardly. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the recording involves information related to a troubling personal thought. 
     
     
         17 . A kit adapted to relieve user stress, comprising:
 a dissolvable recording media; and   a vessel adapted to hold a solvent.   
     
     
         18 . The kit of  claim 17 , wherein the recording media is surfactant-based and the solvent is water-based. 
     
     
         19 . The kit of  claim 17 , further including a lid adapted to close the vessel, the lid further including an opening adapted to house the dissolvable recording media and a recording instrument. 
     
     
         20 . The kit of  claim 17 , further including a medical device adapted to measure at least one physiological parameter of the user.